Man arrested for trying to kidnap girl in J-K's Samba

Updated: May 26 2023 8:10PM

Jammu, May 26 (PTI) A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 17-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, police said.

The arrested accused was identified as Ashwani Singh alias Luddan of Samba's Beheri, they said.

On Thursday, Singh intercepted the girl on Hospital Road near a highway. He snatched her mobile phone, beat her up and dragged her into his car along with an accomplice, the police said.

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